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Rocket with Indian satellite explodes after launch

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A rocket carrying an Indian communication satellite exploded just after liftoff Saturday in the second launch failure for India's space agency this year.

 

Television images showed the rocket exploding in the first stage after it launched from the Sriharikota space center in Andhra Pradesh state. It was carrying a GSAT-5P communication satellite into orbit. (AP)

 

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